The invention belongs to the technical field of
gene engineering, and particularly relates to application of corn zma-miR319 and / or a
target gene of the corn zma-miR319 in regulation and control of corn
stem rot resistance. According to the application,
sequencing data of
small RNA, a degradation group and a
transcriptome are integrated, a miRNA family member zma-miR319 is identified, and the resistance of corn to
stem rot can be positively regulated and enhanced; the
target gene ZmMYB74 is a core regulation
gene of an Fg response module, the
stem rot resistance of a transgenic
plant over-expressing the ZmMYB74 is weakened, and
lignin deposition is reduced; the resistance is obviously enhanced by knocking out or inhibiting ZmMYB74, the ZmMYB74 is used as a transcription inhibition factor, the expression of a
lignin synthesis
related gene ZmCAD is negatively regulated and controlled, and the separation of the
disease-resistant
gene ZmMYB74 not only contributes to the cultivation of a persistent
disease-resistant corn variety, but also deepens the understanding of a stem rot resistance
molecular mechanism.